873.5 is what percent of 1016 - step by step solution

To get the solution, we are looking for, we need to point out what we know.

1. We assume, that the number 1016 is 100% - because it's the output value of the task.
2. We assume, that x is the value we are looking for.
3. If 100% equals 1016, so we can write it down as 100%=1016.
4. We know, that x% equals 873.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=873.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1016
2) x%=873.5
where left sides of both of them have the same units, and both right sides have the same units, so we can do something like that:
100%/x%=1016/873.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 873.5 is what percent of 1016

100%/x%=1016/873.5
(100/x)*x=(1016/873.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.1631368059531*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.1631368059531) to get x
100/1.1631368059531=x
85.974409448819=x
x=85.974409448819

now we have:
873.5 is 85.974409448819% of 1016